Your
“owergestelde” has spoken...
The OAC
Confession of Faith
states that they believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of
God. OAC members will also freely
proclaim that they believe in Jesus Christ and that they believe He is the High
Priest of their church. On the surface these
statements are exactly what one would expect from a Christian organization, and
to any outsider such statements would not raise any eyebrows. That is, until
you start to scratch beneath the surface and realize OAC members are not referring
to the historical and Biblical
Jesus
of Nazareth who was physically crucified approximately 2,000 years ago.
When OAC members refer to “Jesus
Christ”, then they’re actually referring to themselves collectively. The “Jesus
Christ” that the OAC believe in is not the
same historical and Biblical
Jesus Christ
that Christians believe in. OAC members refer to Christians who believe in Jesus as the “world”. The OAC believe they are the Jesus that has returned even
though the Old
Apostolic Church
was only registered for the first time in 1927 after splitting away from
the New
Apostolic Church.
“...1.8.1. Joseph represents Man, and Mary the receptive
heart or mind of man.
(
Read Eph 2:13-22)
1.8.2.
The birth of Christ, the gift of God, takes place by the seed of gospel being
sown in the mind of man (Mary) to grow and develop there, until the “NEW
MAN” is born and become visible.
1.8.3.
The “NEW
MAN” is the spiritual being which
concentrates on spiritual things that
are eternal. ( Read 2 Cor 4:18)
1.8.4.
Mary gives birth to Jesus, the Bread of Life, in Bethlehem, which means “EATING
PLACE” or “HOUSE
OF BREAD”.
1.8.5.
The Shepherds represent those who take care of their sheep ( their church members,
souls) in the night ( darkness, ignorance).
1.8.6.
Christ, the Sun of Righteousness ( which shines in the Heavenly
Day), has risen to drive out all darknesd.
1.8.7.
Simeon and Anna in the temple represent the old man, who reveal the “NEW
MAN” , the “DEED” in their
activities in the Church of God....”
The OAC
Sealing document
under the heading ‘THE REBIRTH: SECONDLY BY THE BLOOD’ states: “...through
the sacrificing of his
blood today for me through his anointed officers who labored, sacrificed themselves for me by
doing so were my transgressions blotted out I was reconciled onto God...”
The OAC
Sealing document
under the heading ‘THE REBIRTH: THIRDLY BY THE SPIRIT’ states: “...I am not the apostle but merely a servant of the Apostle (Hebrews 3 declares
(“Consider the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession Christ Jesus) which is the entire church...”
The current
teaching in the OAC Home Tuition Calendar
teaches: “...the ascension of Jesus Christ for us
and our ascension with Him, as members of His glorified body, who had risen
from the grave. The ascension of Jesus Christ is an important spiritual anchor for
the Church. It already
started when He saw the multitudes and then went up on the mountain to bless
them, for they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world...”
“...Jesus said that He is the living bread that came down
from heaven, and if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. He said
that the bread that He shall give is His flesh, which He shall give for the
life of the world. Our neighbour and fellow members in His body are the true
bread from heaven and eating (utilizing) them, according to God’s will, shall
give us life forevermore...”
According to
an OAC member, “apostle” Nong said the following:
“…Apostle Nong said that Jesus is the anointed
spirit within each of us .. And Christ is the body which is all of us.. And
Apostle Nong also said that those who believe that Jesus was a baby and a
natural human being was in the wrong school of study.. Why would we question
the Apostle that was sent to us by God?…”
According to
another OAC member, “apostle” Modise said the
following: “…Apostle Modise once asked “was Jesus
tall, short, thin, fat, etc?” – though he was born physically it doesn’t matter
anymore to us because we have come to understand the full spiritual
interpretation that Christ is the word that became flesh in us n whoever so
believes un this word will inherit the kingdom amongst us...”
An OAC “priest” wrote: “...The man Jesus who lived 2000 years ago never stood up
again. Rather, a resurrection in a glorified body. So there was one now many.
Jesus is born and is the first to accomplish the plan of salvation. And does
everything as predicted so that the scripture can be fulfilled. He is crucified
to the natural. On the cross He tells his mother. Mother behold your son son
behold your mother. A sign that the Son is going to become a body now. Where He
was one, it will now be many. Jesus says. In Your hands I command My Spirit.
Many think the hands of the Father are far away with a God with a beard and a
great book. But the hands where his Spirit is are his Apostles for whom he has
given all his power and might .. power over unclean spirits. Power to heal.
Power to bind in heaven and earth. Understanding the Scriptures. Jesus himself
explained that if a seed dies in the earth then a plant comes up with many
seeds. The plant is the same as the seed. Jesus was the seed and died. A new
plant that was raised a glorified body or oac. Jesus had plus minus 300
followers. But the resurrected body of the Church takes up
thousands of souls every year. So the works are greater. The Jesus who died on
a wooden cross at that time did not rise to the flesh but rather in us that are
born again...”
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| OAC "priest" denies Jesus' resurrection, he hasn't read Luke 24:36-43 etc. yet |
Another OAC “priest” wrote: “...Whatever your concerns, worries or desires are, go to the
man that God has placed in front of you and allow him to save you with his
advice. He is not simply the man you see with your eyes, but God has seen fit to
place the only saviour FOR YOU, within him. Don’t look at him as your “over
placed” Priest but as your servant, your guide, your friend and your altar. Ask
him for all you want because God has placed himself within that man especially
for YOU. If you are too proud or ashamed to tell him the truth or ask him what
you want, that’s your loss until the day you try it. Give him all your
confessions, all your concerns and thank him sometimes if you have come to
understand that what you have received in life is not by your own cleverness,
or good works. It is all by the grace of God. Sometimes it is hard to see the
shepherd God has put there for us. Maybe he is too ugly, too poor, too old or
uneducated to my mind of reasoning. But within him is the Lord. Put your trust
in him. Forget the Jesus of imagination who has no flesh or human form. Christ
is within us and has come. Love the people you see who are more or less the
same as you. They are called Apostolics they are the living body of Christ...”
Another OAC “priest” wrote: “...As Christ is the Apostle gift in man, we do say Apostel
Scholtz and so it not strange to say Christ Jesus. We don't say [name withheld]
Brother. We say Brother [name withheld]...
...I
am also a Son of God and am known as Priest [name withheld]. Jesus of Nazareth
showed you at the last supper that his body will in future consist of many
members yet one body...
...The
Son Jesus Christ is come and that is what we confess, so Jesus of Nazareth was
the first vessel in which the Christ was manifested. We know Jesus Christ who
God has sent presently and if you don't know, you need to be born again of
water and Spirit...
...I
have never been Jesus and am only part of the Jesus body in which the Christ
lives. If you knew Jesus Christ of today, you will know the body of Christ is
the Jesus today...
...1Jn
4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God
heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Jesus
is the same always because all flesh is the same; 1Pe 1:24 For all flesh is as
grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth,
and the flower thereof falleth away...
...Eternal
life is through my spiritual parents
yes. Although the gift is in you, you still need to be part of the body. Should
you allow the word to become flesh in your life, then you are putting on Jesus
Christ...”
An OAC “underdeacon” wrote: “...We must not cling to the "Jesus" of 2000 years
ago, remember, His "glorification" means "multiplication"
... so today we are that very body of Christ! So, because we are collectively a
very large body, the wonders are so much greater, still the work of God through
His Son ... and we are His Son in today's time...”
OAC member #1 wrote: “...Dit is Hoekom Ek Psalm 23 Altyd Lees ek het net een
HERDER en Dit is God(My PRIESTER)...”
For those of
you who don’t understand Afrikaans, this member is saying “…That is Why I
always read Psalm 23 I have just one SHEPHERD and It is God(My PRIEST)...”
OAC member #2 wrote: “...it is o paramount importance to be obedient to the word
of your over placed; Priest...”
OAC member #3 wrote: “...Onthou net een ding. Daar was nooit n physical Jesus op
aarde nie... Jesus praat deur gesindhede, wat diere of mens kan wees... wat nie
die physical human body is nie...”
For those of
you who don’t understand Afrikaans, this member is saying “...Just remember one
thing. There was never a physical Jesus on earth... Jesus speaks through attitudes,
which could be animals or a person... which isn’t the physical human body...”
OAC member #4 wrote: “…The world out there are still awaiting the return of Jesus
Christ and yet, He has arrived in this wonderful body that we are members in
particular of…”
OAC member #5 wrote: “…I am equal to Jesus, so I am also the Lord and so you are
and everyone in our church…”
OAC member #6 wrote: “…Jesus Christ was/is/will be coming in the flesh ( human
mind) as the incorruptible seed that is sown by the Sower. Jesus Christ
performing miracles and wonders within your mind even today as it was in the
beginning…”
Another OAC member regarding the real
Jesus mockingly asked: “…tell me your human flesh jesus did he tell what colour he
was lol was he red or white black brown orange lol what was his skincolour i
wonder if he was a japanese lmklaaa then mabe he was a robot mannekie who can
walk on water lol no he will shortcircuit oh my gosh what now…”
Regarding
the Immaculate Conception, an OAC member wrote: “…And this I declare, I can not become pregnant with WORDS,
but SPIRITUALLY I can and give birth to our Lord and saviour And sing to the
MOUNTAINS“ my SOUL doth Magnify the Lord”. Miraculous conception indeed, please
tell me again how does it happen naturally, My Lord and saviour did not come
about this way, in a manger in the crib of my mind, a filthy stable, can you
see the chaos and void, whereupon the spirit hovered over the face of the deep
of my life, let there be light and it was so-----purely spiritual do not mix
spirit and nature…”
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| John 14:6 being twisted out of context to glorify a man-made organization |
An ex-OAC “elder” wrote: “...If any minister questioned something regarding the
sermon, they were revealing a "devil spirit" and not a "child spirit",
and you accept everything being preached by your "overplaced" (the
ministry above you)...”
Former OAC member #1 wrote: “…I also can’t see why I must ask the priest for something,
or to grant me a safe journey, as I pray to God myself and ask Him...”
Former OAC member #2 wrote: “...If a member cannot attend a meeting (say for example he
has to work) then he is expected to inform his Priest so that he can be
remembered in the opening prayers and still be “under the blessing”. Yes I know
this sounds ridiculous...”
“...for any member of the church God is his
superior officer. So, for Brothers, Sisters, Underdeacons – God is the Priest.
For Priests, God is the Elder. For Elders, God is the fourfold office
(Overseers – who actually hold 2 offices; that of Pastor and Teacher,
Evangelists – responsible for all evangelical work and testimony, Prophets –
responsible for all Prophetic Gifts dreams and vision). So if Seth came in the
“supervisory role” then he was God at that time. I know this sounds silly.
However you must understand how OAC members are brainwashed to believe these
things...”
Former OAC member #3 wrote: “…I often recall a priest pinching the flesh on his arm and
saying, "THIS is Jesus," meaning that Jesus is one's flesh, one's
earthly body. People would laugh at those who prayed to 'liewe Jesus',
regarding them as being in the darkness, uninformed, not having a 'spiritual eye', thus
being 'carnal minded'. What a complete distortion of the truth...”
“…If you were a brother or unmarried sister, you had to go
to the priest that had been allocated to serve the area in the community where
you lived. This was regarded as 'facing East'. You could not go to any other
priest, even if he was in your community. The OAC believes that the word of
your 'owergestelde' was God to you. This 'facing East' principle applied to
every member in the church - the
underdeacon had to go to his allocated priest, the priest had to go to his
allocated elder, etc. I always wondered who the apostle went to; who was his
'owergestelde'? This OAC understanding of "the Word was [is] God", is
a complete distortion of John 1:1 (KJV): "In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." My first realisation
that the OAC was not 'the way', was when I asked my priest's blessing to heal
my son through a healthy lifestyle and natural remedies (vegan diet, pure
water, sunlight, fresh air). The priest scoffed at this idea, whereas I knew a
sister in another community who had received her priest's blessing to do the
same thing. I reasoned that in Scripture we learn that He is the Alpha and the
Omega, that He never changes (Revelation 22:13), so if the priest's word was
God, both I and the sister in the other community would have received the same
word. I thank God for opening my eyes to the deception in the church I had loved
so long. No human man's word is God. That is sheer blasphemy to think your word
is God to another human being. My family would have been lost had I remained in
the OAC. I had met some of the most sincere, unselfish people in that church, but my
loyalty should be towards God, and not towards man...”
When reading
through the misleading statements from the OAC “apostolate” and OAC “officers”, it’s no wonder that loyal
OAC members have a really hard
time believing that Jesus was physically resurrected
after His crucifixion. They blindly accept whatever their “owergestelde” tells
them without question.
- Evidence the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Happened
- Christology Outline
- Historical Evidence for the Resurrection
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| OAC members don't believe in the resurrection |
You can also
read:
Strangely
enough, the OAC “apostolate” decided in 2001 that Jesus did physically exist in
the flesh (as a human). They can’t claim to be the original church that Jesus started if they deny that
Jesus ever existed. The OAC version
of history
is a whole different matter altogether and was discussed in another
post.
Despite the “apostolate” decision in 2001 there
are still major debates going on within the OAC as to whether Jesus really existed. Most
members seem to believe that Jesus was never physically born
and that He must be viewed “spiritually”.
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| A church debating Jesus' existence |
The
“miracles” performed by the OAC “Jesus” is understood “spiritually”. For example, a “dead” OAC member is someone who
doesn’t attend the OAC activities. When members
visit them they’re already “stinking” which means they’re complaining about why
they’re not attending the church activities. Then when
they hear the latest teaching from the “apostle”, the spoken words
supposedly breathe “life” back into the “dead” and they start going back to church again – a miracle. All
the miracles performed in the Bible are interpreted
allegorically.
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| OAC members love their church but doubt the real Jesus |
OAC members commonly believe
the body of Christ and Jesus Christ is one and the same. There
appears to be confusion and a misunderstanding regarding the difference between
a bride and bridegroom.
- A bridegroom refers to a man on his wedding day, or just before and after the event.
- A bride refers to a woman on her wedding day, or just before and after the event.
- Consummation means the man and woman become one flesh (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5-6, Mark 10:8, 1 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 5:31). They are still a man and a woman, two individuals, despite being one flesh.
- The husband is the head of the wife (Ephesians 5:23), this does not mean that the wife loses her own pretty head on her shoulders.
- Because they are one flesh the husband ought to love his wife’s body as his own (Ephesians 5:28), her body is now also his body. This does not mean his body ceases to exist or vice versa, they belong to one another by being loyal to one another.
Now keeping
the above in mind, read the following verses very carefully:
Ephesians 5:23-33 For
the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of
the church:
and
he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject
unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for
it;
That
he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
That
he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing;
but
that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as
their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
For
no man ever yet hated his own flesh;
but
nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
For
we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause
shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife,
and they two shall be one flesh.
This
is a great mystery:
but
I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Nevertheless
let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself;
and
the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Jesus Christ isn’t the OAC or any other church because He is the head of
the body, the church (Colossians 1:18). Using matrimony as an
example we can understand that Jesus is the Bridegroom (Matthew 9:14-15,
Mark 2:18-20,
Luke 5:33-35,
John 3:27-29,
Ephesians
5:23-32) and the church is His bridesmaid also known as the body of Christ (Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians
10:16-17, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Ephesians 4:11-13). When read in
context, body of Christ means the body (church)
belonging to Jesus Christ. Notice that none of
these verses refer to any “gift” within you as being your
soul’s “bridegroom”.
According to
Strong’s, the word “church” in the New Testament is translated from the Greek
word ekklēsia and is defined as:
a calling
out, that is, (concretely) a popular meeting,
especially a religious congregation
(Jewish synagogue, or Christian
community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both): - assembly, church.
We should
always be ready by having enough oil in our lamps like the five wise virgins
because we know neither the day nor the hour wherein the bridegroom (Son of
man) will come (Matthew
25:1-13). Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper
of the Lamb (Revelation
19:7-9).
Catechism of the Old Apostolic Church of Africa…Part 2;
Question 27 (pages 62-63):
“Has Christ
already come, or do we still expect him?” (Sic)
“Ans. (a) Because
the world expects that Christ will come on a natural cloud, they still look
forward to his coming. From Matt. 16 v. 28, it is however clear, that Christ
must already have come…”
Matthew 16:28 Verily
I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death,
till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
The OAC confuse this verse with
the restoration of the kingdom to Israel and Jesus’ promised
return
(Acts 1:6-11).
Jesus shewed himself alive
after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of His disciples forty
days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom
of God
before He was taken up (Acts 1:2-5). The same Jesus, which was taken up from
His disciples into heaven, shall so come in like manner as they saw him go into
heaven (Acts
1:11).
There are
parallel verses to Matthew 16:28, in Mark 9:1 and Luke 9:27
we read of the kingdom
of God
which will be seen by some of those standing there before they taste of death. All
three gospels give an account of Jesus’ transfiguration after He
made that statement. Peter, James and John were eyewitnesses on the mountain
when Jesus spoke to Moses and Elijah
(Matthew
17:1-13, Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36).
Peter, being
one of those present when Jesus made that statement, saw
for himself the transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain. Not with
cunningly devised fables, but as an eyewitness.
2 Peter 1:16-18 For we have
not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power
and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his
majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came
such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we
were with him in the holy mount.
Later, the
disciples saw the pouring out of the Holy
Ghost at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13) and the kingdom
of God
is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17). Jesus said if any man keeps His
saying they will never see death (John 8:51). This then is a grave warning to
those who keep not His saying and will taste of the second death which is the
lake of fire (Revelation
2:11, Revelation 20:6, Revelation 20:14, Revelation 21:8).
Catechism of the Old Apostolic Church of Africa…Part 2;
Question 27 (pages 62-63):
“Has Christ
already come, or do we still expect him?” (Sic)
“Ans. (b) From 2 Tim. 4 v. 7-8 it
is clear that Christ must already have come during Apostle Paul’s life on earth…”
2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have
fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto
all them also that love his appearing.
These verses
need to be read in context.
- Paul starts the chapter with “…I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom…” (2 Timothy 4:1).
- Paul was writing about his own personal departure “…For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand…” (2 Timothy 4:6).
- Later Paul writes “…Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ…” (Titus 2:13).
Jesus’ apostles were
contemporaries of Paul, and Jesus appeared to Paul after
His resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:4-8). Stephen was a man full
of faith and of the Holy Ghost (Acts 6:5-6), and when he was martyred he saw
the heavens opened and Jesus standing on the right
hand of God (Acts
7:55-59). The same Saul (Paul’s Aramaic/Hebrew name) who witnessed
the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:58, Acts 22:20) encountered Jesus en-route to Damascus (Acts 9:3-7,
Acts 22:6-9).
The men journeying with him to Damascus heard a voice but didn’t see who was
speaking. They also saw the light from heaven and were afraid. These
appearances by Jesus are not to be confused
with the thousand year reign (Psalms 90:4, 2 Peter 3:3-13, Revelation 20:1-6).
Note that Jesus did not appear to Stephen
or Paul as a church or OAC cloud of witnesses. Neither
did any of Jesus’ disciples claim to be Jesus, individually or
collectively.
1 John 4:2 Hereby know
ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh is of God:
The above
verse is popularly used by some OAC members as a proof text
in their arguments. Great emphasis is placed on the words “is come” as if to
imply the present tense, and the OAC member in flesh in front
of you is supposedly Jesus Christ. Please note that this verse is quoted from
the King James Version (1611) also known as the Authorised Version which is
officially recognised and used by the OAC.
The verse in
the KJV was translated from the following Greek Textus Receptus:
ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τὸ
πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ· πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα
ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν
It’s the
same word used in Acts 18:2 and in both instances it is used in
the context of past tense. The Afrikaans Bible (AFR 33-57), the Zulu Bible (1st
edition 77) and the New King James Version (Thomas Nelson 83) which are also officially
recognized by the OAC also uses past tense.
False apostles and false prophets cannot forge or counterfeit the
coming of the Son of
man,
the only way they can try is by attempting to deceive people with false
interpretations. Jesus warns us not to follow
them because they will say “Lo here” and then try convincing people that they
(false prophets and false churches) are Christ.
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| A picture paints a thousand words |
Matthew 24:23-28 Then
if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false
prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were
possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go
not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as
the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall
also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there
will the eagles be gathered together.
Through
false teachings the false Christs and false prophets try to make themselves the source of
your eternal life, instead of Jesus. They exalt themselves,
they exalt their organization, and they exalt their “spiritual
teachings”
to the place of Jesus over your life.
There is
only one way for salvation, by man comes death but by Jesus Christ comes life eternal (1 Corinthians
15:20-23). There is only one Jesus and He is the ONLY Messiah.
John 3:16 For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
The OAC is not the source of
eternal life. OAC
officers
are not the source of eternal life. The OAC sealing
service
is not the source of eternal life. Mysteries or “spiritual” interpretations are not
the source of eternal life. Jesus the Christ is the ONLY source of
eternal life. He offers this wonderful gift to anyone who believes in Him.
John 14:6 Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me.
False
Christs and false prophets will try and teach you that if you
want to come to God and have a personal relationship with Him, you have to submit
to their leadership and follow their teachings. In this way they try to
make themselves the “way” to God. They will try to
teach you to discard everything you learned outside of their organization and
that everyone else are the “world”. They will claim that
their teachings are unique and exalt
themselves and their teachings as the truth. They won’t
preach Jesus as the only Messiah and they will try and
convince you that the real Jesus is a figment of man’s imagination. They won’t encourage you
to read the whole Bible because they don’t trust that the Holy Spirit will
teach you as you read. They will exalt themselves as your main teacher and “guru” to understand the Bible.
Jesus said the Holy Spirit
would testify of Him and glorify Him (John 15:26, John 16:13-14). The name of Jesus is above every name; Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians
2:9-11).
1 Timothy
2:5-6 For there is one God, and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be
testified in due time.
See
if you can see the name of the OAC or any other church or organization for that
matter in the following verses:
Acts 4:10-12 Be it
known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead,
even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which
was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither
is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
